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To: tejek who wrote (250383)	9/8/2005 4:53:19 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575850

Do you suppose DR is really Dick Cheney? Vice President Cheney heckled on hurricane tour 1 hour, 28 minutes ago Vice President Dick Cheney was confronted by an irate heckler when he toured the US Gulf coast region devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Cheney, who was sent to the region by President George W. Bush amid intense criticism of the federal response to the disaster, was briefing reporters in Gulfport, Mississippi on his impressions of the relief work when he was interrupted by a bystander. "Go f---(expletive) yourself Mr. Cheney!" the unidentified man shouted. Then he repeated: "Go f---(expletive) yourself!" Asked by a reporter if had encountered similar protests during his tour, Cheney replied: "That's the first time I've heard it." Cheney famously used the same expression in a Senate confrontation with Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy over Cheney's links to defense contract giant Halliburton. Returning to the issue at hand, Cheney said the hurricane relief and recovery effort had made "significant" progress over the past week. "I think the performance in general, at least, in terms of the information I have received from the locals is definitely very impressive," he said. Cheney visited the region with Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, who has been one of the principal targets of anger over the sluggish reaction of federal disaster agencies as the extent of the catastrophic destruction wrought by Katrina first became apparent. "I'm here to help Mike and do everything I can to avoid interference back in Washington if help's needed with related agencies," Cheney said. "I have enormous confidence in the secretary as does the president," he added.

To: tejek who wrote (250383)	9/8/2005 5:21:47 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575850

"he official death toll there and throughout the region assaulted last week by Hurricane Katrina stood at 294" Realize that official death toll means a death certificate has been issued. That means the body has either been identified or they've waited the statutory length of time and issued one for a J. Doe.